Reminiscences of Lucius D. Battle : oral history, 1974.

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Reminiscences of Lucius D. Battle : oral history, 1974.

Personal background for negotiation and diplomacy; Cyprus crisis, 1967; involvement in Arab-Israeli situation; discussion of prominent statesmen and diplomats; Cairo Library incident; approach to Egyptian diplomacy and Nasser; relations with the press; negotiation secrecy; public opinion and foreign policy; summitry; third party initiatives; negotiation tactics.

Transcript: 51 leaves.

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Battle, Lucius D.

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Lucius D. Battle (b. 1918), foreign affairs specialist, Dept. of State, Washington, 1946-1949; Special assistant to Secretary of State, 1949-1953, 1961-1964; also executive secretary, Dept. of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 1962-1964; first secretary American Embassy, Copenhagen, 1953-1955; deputy secretary, NATO, Paris, France, 1955-1956; Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1964-1967; Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 1967-1968. U.S. Ambassador ...

Wall, Marcus L.

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